RE: RE: RE: RE: Those that bought at $34 averaged oldtimer, Long term and assuming Oil begins a new uptrend above $100 - COS could become the market darling again. But over the immediate term, while this financial crisis mess is being sorted, and while the Oil Sands issues are being sorted out - - people seriously underestimated just how low the price of COS can go. That's how downtrends work. When people see a stock underperforming everything else - the buyers dry up. There is a big 'Sell' sign for Canadian resource companies at the moment. Look again today - US market up - US oil index up - and CNQ TCK and all the other miners and oils down or going no where. That is why you need to look at the MACRO picture. Big money is sitting at their desk and deciding what to go long - and what to avoid or short. If you go against these guys you are wasting your time. When the big money and institutions decide to get into COS again - they will let you know. The news flow will all of a sudden turn positive and they will be 'inviting' you in. Until that time it is like swimming agains the tide. If one has a long time horizon (>10 years) this is fine. But a stock like COS can move up or down 50-75% even with its fabled divided over a 3-5 year period. I think people don't understand this are are enticed by the dividend.